Cleaning strings

Firstly is there any strings out there that dont sound like ****in ****e after playin on em for a few weeks? Ones that give a nice deep metal punch, long scale, for more than the first few times playin?

Secondly wats the best way to clean strings? I normally boiled em and it worked like a charm but tried it with rotosound 105s, now my E sounds flat as hell. Hence the annoyed mood im in now, almost threw bass at the wall!

Firstly is there any strings out there that dont sound like ****in ****e after playin on em for a few weeks? Ones that give a nice deep metal punch, long scale, for more than the first few times playin?

Secondly wats the best way to clean strings? I normally boiled em and it worked like a charm but tried it with rotosound 105s, now my E sounds flat as hell. Hence the annoyed mood im in now, almost threw bass at the wall!

As far as cleaning I have been using fast fret for years and swear by it...it does make your string last longer..also recently I started using Tone Finger Ease and I like that too...as far as strings check out my thread on DR extralife strings...love 'em

I also clean my strings with alcohol. I dampen the corner of a wash cloth, wrap it around one string at a time (while still on the bass) and rub it up and down the length of the string a few times. Don't soak the cloth to avoid getting alcohol on the finish. I also clean my fingertips with alcohol pads before playing and before each set. This really seems to help. Then after the gig I finally get some alcohol.